Macedonian is the main language of Macedonia. The language is closely related with Bulgarian, and the differences between them are often blurry when spoken. Most Macedonians will understand Bulgarian without the need of a translator. Another language widely spoken in Macedonia is Albanian.

The Macedonian language ought to be an easy language to learn and get used to since each letter contains its own sound and you'll shall not encounter any letter change. The vowels are similar to the Spanish vowels and they give out the same sounds at all times.

Pronunciation guide

Macedonian has 31 sounds. Spelling does not present any difficulties because there is one symbol for each sound. Pronunciation of the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets shall be given here. Every letter written in Macedonian Cyrillic is supposed to read.

Stress

As a rule of thumb, if the Macedonian word has three or more syllables, the emphasis will fall on the third syllable counted from the end of the word. If the word has less then three syllables, the first from the beginning is stressed. Example: Благодарам [bla-GO-daram], утро [UT-ro]

Vowels

The Macedonian vowels are similar to the Spanish vowels.

Аa

Aa татко - tatko - father...like 'a' in "father"

Еe

Ee метал - metal - metal...like 'e' in "metal"

Ии

Ii има - ima - has...like 'i' in "image" or 'ee' in "see"

Оo

Oo око - oko - eye...like 'o' in "cold"

Уу

Uu утре - utre - tomorrow...like 'oo' in "book" [short oo not long as in pool]

Driving

On the signboards there are no translations so it will be good to know this words when you are traveling:
Village-село(on the signboards you will see "selo")
Town\City-град(grad)
River-река(reka)
Lake-езеро(ezero). Yet other signs will only show pictures not words. So its best you get a road sign information before you travel any foreign country in case you have to rent a car.